Currently participating IESLN states educate more than three fourths of AI/AN students in the United States.
Membership
States that participate in IESLN activities include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Many of these states' education agencies have staff with time allocated to Indigenous education work.
History
IESLN was founded at the 2016 “Closing the American Indian Opportunity Gap” conference held by the Council of Chief State School Officers, the National Indian Education Association, and the national Comprehensive Center network. The 14 original states included Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Utah.
Gallery
IESLN over the years
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